Haryana Issues Termination Orders of 195 Ineligible Guest Teachers Out of 719

Chandigarh (I-Haryana News): Haryana’s Director, Secondary Education on Saturday issued termination orders of 195 ineligible guest teachers to implement the order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in August, 2012.

In its order which states, “subsequently, it has been found that some of the guest faculty were engaged, in violation of the departmental instructions dated 29.11.2005 and time to time guidelines issued by the Department regarding the engagement of the guest faculty. 

To ascertain the correctness of the facts all the District Education Officers were directed vide letter dated 27.10.2010 to inquire into the matter and send the report to the Directorate that how many guest faculty are engaged by the DDO in violation of the departmental instruction in their respective district. As per report of the District Education Officers, it has been found that 719 guest faculty in all streams are engaged contrary to the instructions.

Consequently, a show cause notice was issued to you that why your service may not be dispensed with being engaged as guest faculty contrary to the departmental instructions. Your reply to the show cause notice is duly considered by the Director Secondary Education, Haryana. 

In compliance of the Hon'ble Court direction passed in Civil Writ Petition No. 4587 of 2011 dated 05.08.2011, an opportunity of personal hearing is also given to you on 04.08.2012 to put forward your defence in support of your claim before the departmental committee headed by Joint Director, School. 

The committee submits its report to the undersigned and observed that your appointment as Teacher guest faculty is against the Govt. Instructions.

After going through the reply filed by you and report of the committee, it has been found that your initial engagement was not in accordance with the departmental instructions because you have not possessed requisite qualification to your credit as guest faculty. Consequently, your service is hereby terminated with immediate effect.

Above order was issued by Mr. A Sreenivas, IAS, Director, Secondary Education.

It is to mention that High court on August 13, 2012 ordered Director, Secondary Education to pass appropriate orders within three weeks on the basis of reports received from three committees set up for giving personal hearing to guest teachers issued notices to show cause why their services should not be dispensed with since they did not fulfil the requisite qualifications at the time of their engagement.

Acting Chief Justice Jasbir Singh and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain dismissed the two applications filed by Vaneeta Devi and 20 other guest teachers and 172 others.

The termination orders were issued district wise can be access at Haryana School Education 

Source; Intelligent Haryana News